Franco British
Updated 4 March 2016.
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Franco British Electrical Co Ltd synchronous bedside clock
Franco British Electrical Co Ltd synchronous wall clock
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December 20, 2012 at 11:27 am |
I have just purchased one of these from eBay for £6. It works well. I also have acquired a very similiar model with a built in bedside lamp also from eBay. Any idea of the date of manufacture as this Smiths Sectric movement was in use for a couple of decades ?
December 20, 2012 at 3:21 pm |
I have no information on Franco British Electrical Co Ltd. My guess is that it was one of the many companies that started making synchronous clocks after 1945. They do not appear to have made their own movements. There is no Art Deco influence, so on stylistic grounds this would indicate about 1950. This is also around the time when clocks with buit in bedside lights were popular.